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Ian MacNaughton

Acting Born Dec 30, 1925 Glasgow, Scotland, UK 15 credits

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Edward Ian Macnaughton (30 December 1925 – 10 December 2002) was a Scottish former actor-turned-television producer/director, best known for his work with the Monty Python team. He was born and brought up in Glasgow, educated at Strathallan School, and died in a car accident in Munich.

Serving as both director and producer of Monty Python's Flying Circus, MacNaughton also directed the team's first film, And Now For Something Completely Different and their German special, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus.

In 1979, he made the short movie Le Pétomane about farting artist Joseph Pujol, starring Leonard Rossiter.

He also was the producer of Spike Milligan's Q, which was a big influence on the Monty Python team.

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Known for

The Avengers

1961
Film

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975
Film

Lawrence of Arabia

as Michael George Hartley (uncredited)
Film

Death at a Funeral

as Sgt. Greenwood

Hancock's Half Hour

1956
Film

X: The Unknown

as Pvt. Haggis
Film

The Silent Enemy

as Admiralty Sentry

Full filmography

  • The Avengers (1961)
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
  • Studio 4 (1962) as Dougal Douglas
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962) as Michael George Hartley (uncredited)
  • Gideon's Way (1965) as Sgt. Greenwood
  • Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
  • Redcap (1964) as Corporal McCann
  • X: The Unknown (1956) as Pvt. Haggis
  • Tell It To The Marines (1959)
  • The Silent Enemy (1958) as Admiralty Sentry
  • Ghost Chase (1987) as Frederick McCloud
  • The Bridal Path (1959) as Fisherman
  • The Safecracker (1958) as Thomson
  • Laxdale Hall (1953) as Constable Jock
  • Ein fröhliches Dasein (1974)